Zimbabwe

Georges Leekens The Desert Foxes face a vital clash with Tunisia in their second game after failing to beat Zimbabwe.

Yacine Brahimi An engrossing opening game in Group B saw Algeria avoid defeat through a late Riyad Mahrez equaliser.

Georges Leekens Zimbabwe triumphed in their last AFCON meeting with Algeria, and Georges Leekens is eager to avoid a repeat in this year's tournament.

Henryk Kasperczak Zimbabwe were surprised by Tunisia's attacking approach, claimed victorious coach Henryk Kasperczak, after progressing from AFCON Group B.

Salomon Kalou Ivory Coast are being tipped to pick up a second straight AFCON title, but Senegal and Ghana are hoping to knock them off their perch.

Two second-half goals gave Nigeria a winning start to AFCON qualifying against Chad, while Algeria, Mali and Senegal all enjoyed victories.

Stephen Keshi Just over four months since the Africa Cup of Nations final, qualification for the next staging of the tournament gets under way this week.

Mozambique Mozambique put a foot in the second round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with a 5-0 first-round first-leg thrashing of South Sudan.

South Africa Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan when they bid to reach the 2015 tournament in Morocco.

Lesotho Lesotho stunned Liberia and booked their place in the second round of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 home win.